Metals · 2025

Arsenic in Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.6× the limit

Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 UG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
7.6 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
14.3 UG/L
Average
Source water
5.928571428571429 UG/L
Average
Entry point
2.9099999999999997 UG/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Arsenic

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.

A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

How Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA compares

5 of the 287 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:

People also ask

+Is there Arsenic in Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 5.928571428571429 UG/L. Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 UG/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Arsenic is 10 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Arsenic?

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?

5 of the 287 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Mesa Del Toro Mwc, CA, Beaches Water, MD.

+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/los-angeles-city-dept-of-water-power/2025/source.

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